2.1K views · 46 reactions | Seal hunting in Taloyoak, Nunavut. Stephan Alookee demonstrates Inuit traditional seal hunting method using a harpoon and a feather at a seal breathing hole. | Inuit Broadcasting | Facebook

Traditional Inuit hunting kayaks used a variety of methods to attach the stringers and keel: continuous lashings, individual lashings, drilled holes lashings, pegs, and even nails. It’s almost as though they were more concerned with just getting the job done rather than worrying about what was “ traditional”. . Here I’m retying the stringers on the new prototype after shifting the chine height a little (for the third time). The material I’m using is a flat waxed polyester that we have custom-mad

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